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Drown Peak

Drown Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Drown Peak rises to 3,102 m in Nevada. Ruby Dome stands 3,428 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is King Peak, a peak 2.8 miles away. Lamoille Canyon Road passes 9.1 miles off. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Nevada, United States of America

Wikidata Q49025837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
3102 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.51076, -115.49756

64 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 29
Springs: 24
Parks: 3
  • Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area: 11.9 mi
  • Spring Creek Marina: 16.9 mi
  • Fort Halleck Historical Marker: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • The Elko E: 23.6 mi
  • The Elko E: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Power House Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Fisherman's Point: 18.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drown Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ruby DomeN 9°3,428 m7.8 mi
Mount FitzgeraldNE 35°3,418 m8.0 mi
Snow Lake PeakNE 39°3,394 m8.4 mi
Verdi PeakNE 38°3,375 m11.8 mi
Mount GilbertNNE 19°3,352 m8.3 mi
Mount SillimanNNE 16°3,336 m7.8 mi
Lake PeakNE 56°3,329 m6.5 mi
King PeakSSE 149°3,326 m2.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1818:54
June solstice05:1219:3620:17
September equinox06:3018:0518:41
December solstice07:0315:3516:19

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283137435160696758473627
Precip in1.31.01.41.91.90.80.40.50.71.00.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jiggs 2NE, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 859553 — Drown Peak, Elko County, Nevada.

OpenStreetMap element node/357557868

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